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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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